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BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #1 (OF 3)


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  1. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    "Necrophilia is the new incest", said Donny to Marie.

  2. Avatar photo tschafer says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Christ, this looks like crappy…Does anything I HAVE to pull this get the most out of Blackest Night?

    I’m following everything other sidestory, but i don’t have a clue on the Teen Titans or JT. Krul.

  3. Avatar photo tschafer says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Sorry, my spelling is really bad….Anyway, "Does Anyone think i have to pull this title to get the most out of Blackest Night"

  4. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    @tschafer – If I understand what you are asking (and I’m not sure I do), I don’t think you need to read all the tie-ins to "get" Blackest Night.  It seems quite self contained, thus far.

    I liked your work on Monkey Island and have high hopes for Brutal Legend.

  5. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    @tschafer – Sorry. Clearly, you clarified your question before I submitted my post.  Apologies.

  6. chadbowen248 says:
    August 24, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    @tschafer: nope you don’t need to, i dont think so anyway

  7. Avatar photo Viewt says:
    August 24, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Krull’s issue of Titans a month ago was actually pretty good, so I think this has potential.

  8. Avatar photo redlibertyx says:
    August 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    I would say that they’re not necessary, but since the tie-ins have been pretty cool so far it wouldn’t exactly be a bad idea to pick this up. Or at least read it in the store.

  9. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    August 24, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Torn about this. So far the tie-ins are 2/2. It will be a last minute decision when I pick up my books.

  10. edward says:
    August 24, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Be honest you been tempted to, you know… well, you know. It’s not like they going to tell anyone

  11. Notsoevilsteve says:
    August 24, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    I’ll agree that this is where the limits of "But Blackest Night is so good so far!" gets tested.  I’ll grab the first issue with low expectations, hoping to be surprised.

  12. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    August 25, 2009 at 2:18 am

    @Notsoevisteve

    I think it got tested with Titans 15, and that passed with flying colors, and had the same creative team.  This might not be a Blackest Night: Batman, but I’ve got high hopes for this. 

  13. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 25, 2009 at 6:27 am

    I thought Terra was alive again? She was in Power Girl last week … different Terra?

  14. Avatar photo mikegraham6 says:
    August 25, 2009 at 9:29 am

    Has anyone even heard of J.T. Krul before? all the other tie-ins were done by big name writters, i haven’t heard of this guy. but like you’ve all said the tie ins were 2/2 so who knows this could be good. Although, if you look at it from another angle,  the Bat books and the Superman Books are all great right now so the tie ins are following suit. Titans on the other hand… not so much

  15. Avatar photo Viktorr says:
    August 25, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    @WW, yep that was a different Terra: black hair, not related to Geo-Force.  She had a miniseries out last year that was decent and had great Amanda Connor art.

  16. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    August 25, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    BLACKEST NIGHT tie-ins are 2-0 for me, and I’m a fan of the TITANS (the team, at least, not necessarily the current book), so I’m gonna check this out. I don’t exactly have high hopes, however.

  17. Avatar photo androidmoser says:
    August 26, 2009 at 1:13 am

    Giving such a high-profile (relatively speaking) book to an up-and-coming writer like Krul is a brave move! But he must have done something to impress the powers that be, so I’ll give the first issue a shot. I have no real investment in the Titans characters, so the onus is on Krul to make me care. Here’s hoping he does! 

  18. Avatar photo Itiscritical says:
    August 26, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    I love Ed Benes, but my wallet loves other books better!

  19. Avatar photo usagi says:
    August 26, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    As a Titans fan I enjoyed this, but I was a little disappointed with the number of pages given over to Hawk & Dove – not the first (or second, or third….) characters I think of when you say ‘Titans’. 

  20. Avatar photo Viewt says:
    August 26, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    I thought this was great. Awesome for any Titans fan.

  21. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 26, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    SPOILERS

    This was much better than I thought it would be.  I really liked the fact that Dove showed up as white light in Black Lantern Vision and I still think the fact that the deceased Dove couldn’t be resurrected because he is at peace is a very cool twist. Solid issue.

  22. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    August 26, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    I don’t know who this J.T. Krul guy is, but between this and his issue of Titans that was a BN tie-in, I want to see him do more. In a week with Green Lantern, Flash Rebirth, and Batman and Robin, this came out as my POW.  Hopefully he’s capable of doing more than Titans + Blackest Night.

  23. Avatar photo theegreatone says:
    August 27, 2009 at 12:09 am

    One of the best Titans issues in awhile. I liked the new Hawk and Dove.

  24. Avatar photo Mangaman says:
    August 27, 2009 at 2:45 am

    YES!!!! I KNEW IT!!!

    So my speculations about the white spectrum have been confirmed. I was also surprised that it became unidentifiable by the black lantern vision. I just didn’t expect Dove’s appearance to be the first cameo of it =/ I was hoping somewhere along the lines of Barry Allen or maybe someone more attuned and tranquil at heart would show up as white, like Dr. Fate or an obvious Clark Kent…. oh well.

  25. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    August 27, 2009 at 10:58 am

    I thought this was pretty good, better than I expected it to be. I wouldn’t give it more than a 2.5 (I rated it a 2), but I enjoyed it. I’m on for the rest of the series.

  26. Avatar photo RocketRacoon says:
    August 27, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    I didn’t pick this up. I know absolutely nothing about the Titans. If I hear good things I will pick it up next week if its a light week.

  27. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    August 27, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    @RocketRacoon

    I’d say that this was better than BN: Superman and almost as good as BN: Batman, if that means anything to you.  This does a good job of not relying knowing the characters, and it tells you just about all you need to know. 

  28. Avatar photo JMS74 says:
    August 27, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    I’m with RocketRacoon, I’m skipping this one, I’ve never been interested in Titans.

    For those keeping score, I’m 3 up 0 down on the BN tie-ins I’ve read (Tales of the Corps, BN Superman, and BN Batman).

  29. Avatar photo Tamaran says:
    August 27, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    It definitely lives up to the hype. If you’re a Titans fan (the characters, not the current so-so run) this is the book for you. Benes’ art is simply gorgeous to look at. Krull’s story is creepy and heartbreaking at the same time, with a sprinkle of horror on top. I’ve missed Terra and Omen (Lilith) since they got unecessarily killed in past runs; seeing them like this now is a grim reminder of their lost potential. Can’t wait for issue #2!

    My score for BN tie-ins is 3-0 so far.

  30. Avatar photo Aalbatr0ss says:
    August 27, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    Boy, for an undead, that sure is a perky buttock.

  31. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 27, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    @Aalbatr0ss – As a massive necrophiliac (is there any other kind), I can confirm that many undead ladies retain their perkiness for YEARS. #IfYouThinkImSeriousYouShouldStopUsingTheInternet

  32. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    August 27, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    I…liked an issue of TITANS? Oh my. I enjoyed this. 4/5 from me. This looks like it will end up being more important than I thought. Also, Benes art seems all around better here than on JLA. It’s not great and I’m probably being overly generous based solely on the Dove/white spectrum "reveal" but it is what it is.

  33. Avatar photo ocdavenger says:
    August 29, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    Anybody else get a distinct Spawn and Venom vibe from Hank’s Black Lantern costume???

  34. Avatar photo ABirdseysView says:
    August 29, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    I know little to nothing about the Titans, but this was a very exciting issue.  My answers about the whole Black Lantern concept have yet to be answered, but that’s not J.T. Krul’s problem.

  35. Avatar photo thescimitar says:
    September 1, 2009 at 11:32 am

    I’ve never really read any Titans books, but I am mildly familiar with the characters.  I obviously picked this up under Blackest Night banner and I was really surprised at how much I liked it.  If it weren’t for Batman and Robin, this would have been my POTW!

    Spoilers—

     

    This is the first book that I know of that has showed the white spectrum and it appeared to confuse the black ring’s ability to read emotion.  Seeing that it was Dove giving off the white aura, I can only hypothesize that white is peace.

     

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